Combined pencil and clip



June 16, 1931. J. P. MGENERY 1,810,109

COMBINED PENCIL AND CLIP Filed Aug. 14 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l 29a INVENTOR ATTORNE June 16, 1931. j p, MCENERY 1,810,109

COMBINED PENCIL AND CLIP Filed Aug. 14. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Patented June 16, 1931 STATES" JOSEPH R MICENERY, OF FLUSHIITG, NEW "YORK COMBINED PENCIL AND CLIP Application filed August 14, 1930. Serial No. 475,178.

This invention relates to a combined penpencil, means for moving the pencil into a oil and a means for attaching a pencil or similar article to various ob ects, aspecific embodlment of the inventlon being a pencil and clip designed for attaching the pencil.

to a golf score card or other objects.

My invention comprises a support or holder for a pencil or'other article and means associated with the support or holder whereby it may be secured to various objects. Animportant specific embodiment of the invention is a simple, convenient and handy pencil to be used with a golf score card and for like purposes, the pencil being readily attached to and detached from the card and ordinarily carried with the card. I I

A. further feature of my invention resides in means for moving the pencil or other an hole to varlous deslred' positions wltll'l'e spect to the attaching means, for example,

to a normal position in the clip and to a po- 'sition for writing or other use, so that it may be in a position in which it is'protected golf score cards and are continually being lost or misplaced, and it is believed by means of myinvention that much of the inconvenience normally incident to keeping golf scores may be averted. It is to be understood, however, that my invention is not limited to use with pencils for golf or other score cards, but it may be used with other objects of similar shape and with program or book or the like with which its use would be desirable or convenient. Y

A specific embodiment of my invention described for the purpose of illustrating the invention, but to which the. invention is not limited, comprises a pencil, preferably fiat, clip members which normally embrace the clip members.

writing position, and means for holding the pencil against movement with respect to the Other objects, novel features and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following specifications and accompanying drawings, wherein r Fig. l is a'general plan View of a card showing the pencil attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1 showing the clip in position; Y H Fig. 3 is a sectional view of Fig. 1 on the line 3-3; i

Fig. 4 is a front View of the pencil'and clip detached;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of Fig. 4E, pa-rtly'in section;

Fig. 6 is a scross-sectio-n of Fig. 5 on the line 6-6; I r Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of a modified form, partly in section;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail view of the modified form shown in Fig. 7 showing the arrangement of the clip members;

Fig. 9 is a sectionalview of Fig. 7 on the line 99; w

Fig. 10 is a-front view of another modified form of the pencil and clip, as detached;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective View of the form shown in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the form shown in Fig. 10, and showing pencil in writing posltion;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of a furthermodified form, with parts cut away to expose the construction;

Fig. 14 is a sectional view of Fig. 13 on the line 14-14:; 1 L i Fig. 15 is a front View of another modi fied form; and I r Fig. 16 is a detailed view' of the construction of theretaining member shown in Fig. 15.

Throughout the description and claims be low, wherever the word pencil is used, it is to be understood that any other small straight implement which it would be useful or desirable to have mounted in the-same manner, may be substituted for the pencil, and where writmon golf score card type, comprising a stripof cardboard, folded in the middle to form two plies 21 and 22. A short pencil or other article 23, preferably flat, is held by base member 24, which is pivoted about a pintle 25.

The pintle 25 is firmly held at its ends by the drums 26 and 27, to which are rigidly connected the clip members 28 and 29. The clip members 28 and 29 are preferably composed of wires, slightly flexible, which embrace the; pencil or other article 23, when in normal position, and are bent around the tip of said pencil or other article, the outer ends of said clip members being slightly flared to permit ingress of the card plies 21 and 22. As seen in Figs. 1,- 2,and 3, the pencil and clip are preferably carried on the card by inserting the pencil betweenthe two plies of the card, 21 and 22, with the clip members 28 and 29 outside the card plies and gripping them closely about the pencil. WVhen it is desired to usethe pencil, thepencil and clip are drawn from the card, a retaining device released and a: spring, mechanism then swings the pencil through a 180 arc into a writing position. It is; possible, however, to use other methods of placi-ngthe pencil in writing position, such as the sliding arrangement shown in Fig. 15, which do not involve a spring mechanism which swi'ngs the pencil through a 180 are, and my invention is not to be limited to use of such spring mechanism.

Ihave shown severalpreferred forms of the spring mechanism whereby the pencil is snappedginto writing position byswinging through a 180 are on operation of the releasing device, all of which are practical adaptations ofmyidea, but it is to be understood thatcother niethodsof swinging the pencilthrough a 180 are into writing position may be devised with and without the use of'a springand without departing from the form of spring mechanism is shown in detail,

wherein the spiral spring 30 is wound around the pintle 25, one end of which spring is secured .to'the pintle at the point 31, and the other end to the side of the base member 24 at the point 32. Aprojecting piece or ear spirit of my invention. In Figs. 5 and 6, one

33, which serves the same function of holding the pencil in position, when the pencil has swung through a 180 arc and the spring 30 has become unwound. To prevent the pencil from being swung except back and forth through its original 180 arc, and thereby to prevent the spring 30 from being broken, a lug is pressed out from the underside of the base member 24, which moves in the groove 35 cut out along half the circumfen ence of the lower drum 27. The retaining mechanism, when the pencil is in closed position, is disengaged merely by pressure of the finger against the pencil, the spring 30 swing ing the pencil around the pintle 25 through a 180 arc into writing position, and by similar pressure the ear 3 1 is made to engage the recess between the clip members 28 and 29', thereby holding the pencil in writing position.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9, a second modified arrangement of my invention is shown, wherein the pintle 25 as a separate piece is dispensed with, and projections 36 and 3'? of the clip members are made to serve the same purpose. The clip members 28a and 2964 are made as shown in Fig. 8 and are soldered together at 28 and 29 adjacent theprojections 36 and 37 provided to form the pivot whereon the pencil is swivelled. As in the previous form of my invention, the spring 30a is coiled around the projections of the clip members forming the pivot, one end of the spring being attached to the projection and the other to the base member 2 160. Ears 33a and 3 10; perform the same function as the corresponding ears in the previous form: of the invention, and operate in the same manner and 33a and 3&(4' are duplications thereof. As an alternative, a bar 39 may be attached between the opposite sides of the clip member 29a at a point near the pivotend, which serves as a fulcrum, whereby side pressure upon the clip members beyond the fulcrum will cause the ends of the clip. members near the pivot to expand, and thereby release the ears 33a and 38, and permit the spring 30a to swing the pencil into writing position. The bar 39 may also be attached to the first form of my invention shown in Figs. 1-6.

A third form of my invention is shown in- Figs. 10, 11 and 12, wherein a different form of retaining mechanism is provided. The clip members 28?) and 29?) are rigidly connected to the drums 267) and 27b. The base member 24b holding the pencil is fixedly mounted on the pintle 25?) around which is coiled the spring 30?), one end of the spring being attached to the pintle and the other to, the side of the base member, as before. The pintle 25b is pivotally mounted in the drums 26b and 276, the lower drum 276 (Fig. 10) being held closely adjacent the base member 245 by a head 40 of the pintle, while the upper drum 26b isheld' spaced apart from the base member 24?) by the natural tension of the clip members 28?) and 29b, and the length of the pintle 256 being suflicient, is movable longitudinally on the pintle 25b. The upper drum 26b is provided with a groove 41 disposed centrally across its end at right angles to the clip members 286 and 29b, and adapted to re ceive the lug 42 formed by bending over the top end of the pintle 25b. The top portion of the drum 26b nearest the pivot end of the clip is cut down to a height suiiicient for the lug 42 to swing over it as the drum 26?) is depressed and the pencil swings into writing position, while the other top portion on the other side of the groove 41 is maintained at a height sufliciently above the first portion that the lug 42 cannot clear the latter top portion, and the lug is consequently held by it, when the upper drum 26b is depressed on the pintle 25b to the full extent of the allowable distance. By this means, the pencil, when released, is permitted to swing into writing position through an arc of 180 and no more. The normal tension of the clip members 28?) and 296 should be made suiticient to hold the lug 42 in the groove 41 of the upper drum 26b, and thereby hold the pencil in closed position, and to release the pencil and allow it to swing into writing position, it is only necessary to depress the clip members 28?) and29b at the loose side, which in turn allows the'spring 30?) to swing the pencil into writing position.

A fourth modification of my invention is shown in Figs. 13 and 14, wherein a diiterent form of spring mechanism for turning the pencil into writing position is provided, dispensing with the coiled spring, and in which extensions of the clip members displace the pintle. In this form, two resilient members 43 and 44 are pressed out from the sides of the base member 240 to form tongues which engage two bent over ends 45 and 46 of clip members 280 and 290. The clip members 280 and 290 are made as before except that one end 360 and 370 of each clip member is projected to form a pivot, as in my second modified form, shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, and the end of each projection is bent over to form a lug 45 and 46, in a direction longitudinal of the clips and in addition the other end of each clip member is terminated at the base of the n this form, the swinging of the pencil writing position is not automatic as in the forms in which a coiled spring is used, but the pencil is turned over manually against the resistance of resilient members 43'and 44 engaging the lugs 45 and 46, the resilient member 43 and 44 tending to hold the pencil either in closed position or in writing position and resisting intermediate movement.

A fifth form of my invention is shown in Figs. 15 and 16, wherein the method of placprojection 36c and. 370 and there soldered.

ing the pencil in Writing position b swinging the pencil through a 180'arc is eparted from entirely, and a sliding arrangement is employed, whereby the pencil is moved from closedposition into writing position 'bymere ly sliding it longitudinally along the sides of the clip members 2801 and 29d. The clip members 2803 and 2903 are formed practically as before, except that their tip ends are more sharply flared 1 to permit passage of the. pencil through themand their base ends are soldered'together. The base member 240?,holding the pencil, can be formed of a single flat strip of metal cut out and bent as indicated in, Fig. 16. The sides 47 and 48, the base 49, the top side 50 and bottom side 51 are bent to form a receptacle into which thebase of the pencil may be inserted and closely contained, and the pencil with base member 24d placed in position inside the clip members, and the top and bottom flaps/'52 and 53 are then bent overcovering the clip members, and forming a groove whereby the base member may be slid at will along'the length of the clip members.

While I have disclosed several preferred forms of construction, itwill be understood that the invention isnotto be limited to these details of structure, as it is apparent that various other modificationsmay be made in the structure of the device without in any way departingfrom the spirit of the invention as defined in the I claim 1. A; device of thef'character described comprising a holder for a pencil or other article of similar shape, and a pair of clip members attached at their ends to said holder for movement relative to the holder, said clip members being adapted to clasp the plies appended claims.

of a folded article with a pencil interposedbetween the plies.

2. A device of the character described comprising a holder for a pencil or other implement of similar shape, and a pair of clip members connected at one end to said holder for unitary movement relative thereto,

said clip members being adapted in one position to embrace the pencil or other implement carried by the holder and in another position to constitute an extension of said pencil or other implement.

3. A device of'the character described comprising a pair of clip members connected at one end, and a holder for a pencil or other implement of similar shape pivotally supported by said clip members, said clip members being adapted in one position to embrace said pencil or other implement and in another position to constitute an extension thereof.

4. A device of the character described comprising a pair of clip members connected at one end, a holder for a pencil or other implement of similar shape pivotally supported by said clip members, said clip members being adapted in one position to embrace said pencil or other implement" and in an other position to constitute an extension thereof, resilient means tendingto' swing the holder from the first position into the secondhposition', andyieldable means for holding said holder in the first position.

52 A device of the character described comprising a pair of clipmembers connected together at one end, and a holder for a pencil or other implement of similar shape slidably connected to said-clip members, said clip members being adapted in one position to embrace said pencil or other implement and in another position to constitute an extension thereof,

6. A device of the character described comprising a holderfor a pencil or other article of similar shape, and a pair of clip arms attached adjacent their ends to said holder for swinging movement V relative thereto, said clip arms being adapted to clasp the plies of a folded article with the pencil interposed between said plies.

7, A device of the character described comprising a pairof clip arms, and a holder for a penc'il or other article of similar shape slidably supported by said'clip arms, said clip arms being adaptedto clasp the plies of a folded article with a member carried by said holder interposed'between said plies.

In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPH P. MOENERY. 

